Compulsory in Chinese
compulsory · HSK 6
必修
- 必 certainly
- 修 to repair
这门课是必修的，每个学生都要上。 This course is required; every student has to take it.
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How do you say compulsory in Chinese?
Compulsory in Chinese is 必修 (bì xiū).
Which word should I use?
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